Australia steamroll through Netherlands

Mar 18, 2007

Australia won the toss and chose to bat•Getty Images

He was helped on his way by Tim de Leede who dropped a catch off him when he was on 34•Getty Images

Hayden made his way back to the pavilion having scored 29. de Leede struck again when he had Gilchrist caught by van Troost for 57•Getty Images

The two added 204 for the fourth wicket•AFP

Darron Reekers gave Netherlands a confident start as he and Bas Zuiderent added 36 for the first wicket at nearly six an over•Getty Images

Daan van Bunge was Netherlands' top scorer with 33•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist gave them a strong start with a 53-ball fifty•Getty Images

More misery for Netherlands •AFP

Soon after Ryan ten Doeschate caught Ricky Ponting off his own bowling•Getty Images

Hodge got his maiden one-day hundred in 83 balls•AFP

But Australia was not going to let runs leak for long. Nathan Bracken got Reekers to edge to Michael Clarke at cover•AFP

But apart from being the top scorer and the bowler in whose over Herschelle Gibbs hit six sixes, van Bunge went down in the record books today as McGrath's 50th World Cup wicket - second highest after Wasim Akram•AFP

But then de Leede made up for his clumsiness got Matthew Hayden to pop a catch to Peter Borren at point•AFP

Then Michael Clarke and Brad Hodge got together and frustrated the Netherlands bowlers•Getty Images

Michael Clarke, though, missed out on his maiden one-day hundred, remaining unbeaten on 93 as Australia made 358 in their 50 overs•Getty Images

Two balls later he trapped Alexei Kervezee leg before for a duck•Getty Images

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